In performance testing, the Buffalo WZR-G300N's scores were similar to those of Linksys's draft-n routera big disappointment, but not a big surprise, given that both are based on the same Broadcom chipset. Needless to say, I wasn't impressed by the numbers, especially at longer distances. The Buffalo unit did beat the Linksys WRT300N at shorter distances, but came in behind the Netgear RangeMax WNR854T. Sadly, at every range, the WZR-G300N fell short of the performance results I got with the older pre-n products (see the table "Draft-N Routers Fail to Impress"). I found it especially disappointing that neither Buffalo's nor Linksys's draft-n offerings put out a signal that could reach the 160-foot marker in my testing.

One lone positive note: The Buffalo AirStation WZR-G300N worked right out of the box and did not require the firmware, driver, or hardware updates that bedeviled my Linksys testing. But like that of all the draft-n products I've tested so far, its performance will probably benefit from a few firmware upgrades down the road. For the moment, though, I'm hesitant to recommend any of the draft-n products, as there are perfectly good (and much faster) pre-n products already out there, such as the Linksys Wireless-G SRS400 and the Netgear RangeMax 240, which is our current Editors' Choice. If that situation changesfrom firmware upgrades, for examplewe'll be sure to let you know.

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